Day: January 5, 2021

EU says it will redouble efforts to save Iran nuclear deal

8:07 pm January 5, 2021

Brussels: The European Union says it will redouble its efforts to save the Iran nuclear agreement despite what it calls Tehran’s “important breach” of commitments made in the 2015 deal by starting to enrich uranium to new levels. EU spokesman Peter Stano said that Iran’s actions “will have serious implications when it comes to nuclear nonproliferation.” Stano said it was in […]

Woman worker who alleged harassment in Saudi Arabia says she was not allowed to board flight to India

8:03 pm January 5, 2021

Bundi: A 40-year-old woman, who was set to fly back to India after allegedly being held hostage by her employer in Saudi Arabia, has claimed that she was not allowed to board the flight as she could not pay the money for the mandatory coronavirus test. Reena Gehlodh, hailing from Harda district in Madhya Pradesh, […]

TN govt declares ‘Thai Poosam’ a public holiday

7:49 pm January 5, 2021

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Tuesday said he has ordered public holiday for ‘Thai Poosam,’ a festival dedicated to worship of Lord Muruga. Palaniswami said during his tour of several districts, people made representations, urging him to declare Thai Poosam a public holiday and they pointed to the annual spiritual event being […]

Fresh snowfall, rain in Uttarakhand

7:43 pm January 5, 2021

Dehradun: There was fresh snowfall in the higher reaches of Uttarakhand, and intermittent light showers and cold winds in the lower areas of the state on Tuesday. Snowfall began in the higher hills of Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Pithoragarh districts late on Monday night and continued at most of the places in these districts on […]

TN records 2,405 COVID-19 cases, 49 fatalities

J-K reports 137 new coronavirus cases, 6 deaths

7:40 pm January 5, 2021

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded 137 new COVID-19 cases, while six deaths took place in the last 24 hours, taking the total caseload to 1,21,923 and the death toll to 1,897, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 71 were from Jammu division and 66 from Kashmir division of the Union territory, they said. […]